Leon County will host a free COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinic from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Through a partnership between local government, COVID-19 task forces, and community health centers, the pop-up clinic will be at Truth Gatherers Dream Center Church, 1317 High Road.
The clinic will offer both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to all eligible adults with no appointment needed, a press release said.
Vaccines will be administered by healthcare experts from Bond Community Heath Center and Neighborhood Medical Center, the press release said. In the event of inclement weather, vaccinations will continue onsite in the church.
The event is supported in part by the Leon County Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Task Force, which has focused on reducing distrust of the COVID-19 vaccines in minority communities and distributing information about the vaccines.
County Commission Chair Rick Minor and Mayor John Dailey
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A full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone’s lives have been transformed into a hard new normal. This pandemic – the worst public health crisis in a century – will be with us for a while, even as we all seek to do our jobs, go to school, enjoy ourselves and carefully gather, travel and live our lives.
The virus has not spared the Big Bend. COVID-19 forced many businesses to close, threw many people out of work, and claimed the lives of more than 450 residents of the four Big Bend counties of Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon and Wakulla.
Second Harvest offers expanded services to those in need
Second Harvest of the Big Bend is offering medical services, employment opportunities, and legal services to communities that need them the most.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Second Harvest of the Big Bend is offering medical services, employment opportunities, and legal services to communities that need them the most.
Starting Friday, community partners are joining Second Harvest in a two-month pilot program. Neighborhood Health Director Jeanne Freeman explained it s offering people a variety of in-demand assistance. We ve visited several neighborhoods before this and this one we have not been to and done an outreach yet so we re excited about this being our first time, Freeman said.
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Elected officials, health care and education leaders met with Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey to discuss how distribution of the new coronavirus vaccine has been going.
Leaders in charge of distributing the new COVID-19 vaccine to seniors and health care workers across Leon County are expressing concern about limited supply and a slow rollout.
As of Sunday, Leon County 11,177 residents had received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Florida Department of Health’s coronavirus vaccination update shows. About
The local department had administered 2,844 shots, said Claudia Blackburn, the health officer for DOH-Leon County
“We’re getting it out just as fast as it comes in. That’s the goal,” Blackburn said. “We want to get all of our vaccinations into arms within a week, so that we can get more as it’s available.”